Police mass AI surveillance pilot draws rebuke from privacy experts

Source: ABC News (AU)· Cam Wilson and Andy Burns· August 10, 2026

More than 130,000 faces have already been scanned under WA Police's landmark facial recognition trial. The privacy watchdog, experts and Aboriginal advocates are raising concerns about who could be caught in its net.

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